Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about RECURVE BOW!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: a recurve bow is a bow with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung . the bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than a straight-limbed bow . recurve bows were used by the Persians, Parthians, Sarmatians, Scythians, Alans, Dacians, Cumans, Hyksos, Magyars, Hun the composite recurve bow spread to Egypt and much of Asia in the second millennium BC . the stiffening laths used to form the recurved ends have been found on Roman sites throughout the Empire self bows, composite bows and laminated bows still made and used by bowyers, amateurs, and professional archers . riser (the centre section of the bow) is generally separate and is constructed from wood, the greater mass of a bow is an aid to stability, and therefore to accuracy . the term ‘riser’ is used because, in a one-piece bow, the centre section rises from the limbs in the modern recurve is the only form of bow permitted in the Olympics . the compound bow is permitted in some categories at the paralympic games . there is a movement to have future Olympic Games include the Compound hunters prefer one-piece bows over take-down bows because limb pockets can be a source of noise while drawing . these may be simple fixed rests or may be spring-loaded or magnetic flip rests . Tiller Measures the difference between the limb-string distances . upper distance is slightly more than bottom one . used correctly, this ensures the same cast-force each time . many archers train themselves to shoot automatically when the clicker ‘clicks’ off the arrow . kisser a button or nodule attached to the bowstring . the archer touches the kisser to the same the plunger button is used to compensate for the arrow’s flex . the device is also known as a cushion plunger, pressure button, or Berger button . ISBN 1-58574-085-3 The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 2 The Lyons Press, 1992. ISBN 1-57574-086-1 The Traditional Bible Volume 3 . ISBN 1-58574-087-X The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 4.